Field Notes
Problems with marine electronics? Check your wiring
When marine electronics aren’t working properly, the culprit is often the wiring. Follow these tips to get to the bottom of the problem. […]
Fishing
Field Notes
How to hook a flounder
Giving a flounder time to grab a bait and get it ready to slide down its throat will usually result in a good hookset. […]
Bass Fishing
Atchafalaya Basin bassin’ basics from Greg Hackney
Louisiana bass pro Greg Hackney gives a year-round look at how to catch bass in the Atchafalaya Basin this fall. […]
Bass Fishing
College bass fishing taking off in Louisiana, across the country
College bass fishing is taking off across the country. Louisiana has almost a dozen schools sending teams out to national competition. […]
Features
Piecing together the Gulf Coast’s fishing puzzle
Biodiversity explains how all parts in the Gulf Coast’s fishery depend on each other, and how changes can have far-reaching effects. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Sabine Lake fishery rebounding from Hurricane Laura
Sabine Lake fishing has been shining light after Hurricane Laura’s exit. Plenty of redfish, trout and flounder are showing up. […]
Bass Fishing
Higher, cooler water leads to great October bass fishing on Toledo Bend
Expect great, shallow bass action on Toledo Bend in October. Bass will start tearing up topwaters, particularly buzzbaits and plastic frogs. […]
Bass Fishing
ICW bass fishing should be great in October
Ledges along the Intracoastal Waterway will hold plenty of bass in October. Angler Bill McCarty said the bassing gets good to excellent. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Marsh Martian points to top Bayou Lacombe spots for October
Bayou Lacombe heats up as water cools in October for bass and bonus fish. Corey LaBostrie, aka “Marsh Martian,” shares his top spots. […]
Fishing
Gamakatsu stainless steel pliers
Gamakatsu has given anglers one more item to like and trust with their 6- and 7-inch stainless steel fishing pliers. […]
Field Reports
Speckled trout invasion ramps up!
Anglers started reporting speckled trout catches in interior marshes early. The number of inside fish has continued to increase. […]
Newsletters
Solari and his “goal STAR” trout
John Solari explains how he caught his 2020 STAR champion 29-inch long, 8.27 pound speckled trout off Calcasieu Point. […]
Flounder
Angler lands piebald flounder on first visit to Pontchartrain
Austin Meche of Crowley hooked a three-pound piebald flounder on his first fishing trip to Lake Pontchartrain. […]
Field Reports
Trout techniques producing deep-water reds
Chas Champagne heads out to the well known trout bridges of Lake Pontchartrain and targets redfish in the summer heat. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Upper Mud Lake is a September redfish hotspot
Upper Mud Lake on the Mermentau River shines in September with great redfish action. Vince Theriot shares what makes it so special. […]
Bass Fishing
Most common Chatterbait mistakes
Don’t make these mistakes when using a Chatterbait! Here’s some of the things bass pro Brian Latimer feels makes chatterbait fishing better. […]